Articles & News : John Marty
Sen. Marty is the chief author of SF 2405 which promotes clean energy by requiring utilities to plan for electric vehicle usage.
Sen. Marty is the chief author of SF 2405 which promotes clean energy by requiring utilities to plan for electric vehicle usage.
Sen. Marty is an author of the Renewables First Initiative (SF 3635) which requires that utilities use clean energy sources first in replacing aging coal plants.
Sen. Marty is an author of the Renewables First Initiative (SF 3635) which requires that utilities use a clean energy sources first in replacing aging coal plants.
Sen. Marty is an author of the Clean Water 2050 Bill (SF3488) which creates clear statewide goals for achieving clean lakes and rivers and safe drinking water.
Sen. Marty is an author of the Clean Water 2050 Bill (SF3488) which creates clear statewide goals for achieving clean lakes and rivers and safe drinking water.
Senator Marty is chief author of SF 2330 banning six toxic flame retardants
Senator Marty is chief author of SF 2330 which bans six toxic flame retardants from use in furniture and children’s products.Continue reading
Congress follows states’ lead and bans microbeads
Legislative pressure from several states including Minnesota leads Congress to ban plastic microbeads beginning in 2017.Continue reading
Legislature Passes “Historic Step Backwards” On Environment
A revolt among Minnesota Senate Democrats failed to stop the passage on an environmental bill early Saturday morning. Debate on the legislation which DFL Sen. Scott Dibble had called a “historic step backwards” for the environment forced what was supposed to be a one day special session into the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Dayton & Daudt tout ‘tentative budget deal,’ Bakk says some Senate DFL votes in doubt
A tentative deal on a special legislative session might be in jeopardy because of dissension within the DFL Senate caucus, where Majority Leader Tom Bakk on Wednesday admitted he might not be able to line up the votes needed to pass bills.Continue reading
Letter from DFL Senators to Dayton on Environmental Veto
We write as DFL Senators who voted against H.F. 846 on the final day of the session. As you know, 3/4ths of our caucus opposed this bill because of the harm that it will do to our environment. Continue reading
Legislature passes energy bill in chaotic final seconds
House passes jobs and energy bill in final seconds of regular sessionContinue reading
Enact a MN ban on small plastic particles found in personal-care products
It’s time for Minnesota to take a big step in fighting a tiny new form of water pollution: plastic “microbeads.”
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